Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Arab World
Arab World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 4.85 million number in 2018. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Arab World, 2012β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 4.85 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Arab World ranks 28th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Arab World?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Arab World was 4.85 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.84 million number in 2012.
- How does Arab World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- Arab World ranks 28th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.